I have a phrase I need explained, please. I think I know what he's saying, but I just need some verification. Here is the phrase:
"a true friend is supportive of various erradicative efforts- this, however does not institute query over more personal and/or intimate details etc. An authentically positive attitude is the first step in compassion; graciousness; mercy and forgiveness"
"Lessons learned" = Things we have figured out or understood from our experiences.
Yes, you should put a comma after "today" in the phrase "as of today" to indicate that the phrase is specifying the present moment.
No, "put" is a verb, not a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object.
The grammar terms for "as boring as" are a comparative adjective and an adverbial phrase. "As" is a comparative conjunction used to compare the degree of two things, and "boring" is the comparative adjective that describes the level of dullness. The phrase "as boring as" functions as an adverbial phrase that modifies the verb or adjective in the sentence.
on the envelope.
The prepositional phrase in the sentence is "on the envelope".
Strikebreaker is slang for a clot of body fluid. In lamens terms, a scab!
Saddly yes one of the main ingredeints is dimethylpolysiloxane with in lamens terms mean the juice from ground cockroach guts.
Traps door spiders are very complex but in lamens terms, they simply look like a trap door spider.
In lamens terms, flexibility is key and it is much easier to train flexibility while the body is supple.
anything at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon an equal or greater force
A colloquialism is a word or phrase used in spoken or informal language. It is not part of formal speech and should therefore not be used in academic writing. Some examples are; "wanna", "y'all" and "dead as a doornail".
well it depends. one prep is a "prep"arer preparer. as in preping the onion rings to be fried. the other is a preppy person. snoody/upity. snotty.. not cool in lamens terms
'WA' is a particle in Japanese. It follows a noun, signalling that the noun is the subject of the sentence. In lamens terms, it's like 'am' or 'is'. E.g "Watashi WA Katie desu" which means "I am Katie"
It was how a prince or king should rule his country. In lamens terms to make sure that you kept your thrown. The end justifies the means.
If the orientation of the letter "e" on the slide is exactly the same as it appears in this response, then the image of the "e" would be an inverted reflection. In lamens terms, the "e" would be upside down inside the microscope.
The phrase 'enter search terms' is used on sites where there is a search feature to find different things offered on a site or search tool such as Google or Bing. The phrase simply means to enter the phrase or terms that one is wanting to search for.
put adjoining in a phrase